Hamilton's air quality lagging behind as province's improves

The provincial Ministry of the Environment has released its annual air quality report for 2013, and though there are some improvements, Hamilton's air quality is still among the worst in the province in some categories. The report touts overall...

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Port Fuels plant: City wants the province to take a closer look

Hamilton city councillors want the province to give extra scrutiny to a proposed gasification plant to make sure the project won't cause health or environmental damage to the city's residents. But the chances of that review actually happening are...

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Hamilton cop faces Police Act charges over benefits, ammunition and licence plates

A veteran Hamilton police officer is awaiting 700 pages of documents from police counsel on five Police Services Act charges related to employee benefits, ammunition and licence plates. A PSA hearing for Jason Howard, a Division 3 sergeant, was...

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Brandon Clark hasn't woken up since his third surgery

The son of former city councillor Brad Clark was taken out of a medically-induced coma earlier this week as doctors worked to repair the damage caused by a shotgun blast at close range — but he still hasn't woken up since his third surgery on Monday....

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This is your brain on whisky

This is your brain on whisky: its sluggish, predictable, non-chaotic, linear and neurochemical messages never reach their intended targets. Your brain on whisky, and all alcohol for that matter, is simple less adaptable. "Your brain is healthiest when...

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Stoney Creek pharmacy robbery makes 13 so far this year

There have now been more pharmacy robberies so far in 2015 than in any of the previous four years By Kelly Bennett, CBC News Posted: Apr 14, 2015 2:58 PM ET Last Updated: Apr 14, 2015 2:58 PM ET Hamilton police are looking for a...

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Man who broke leg at super mailbox has a message for Canada Post

It was around noon, a week after a huge snow storm hit Hamilton, when Alex Tocher broke his ankle in three places when he stopped to get his mail. The west Mountain resident pulled up to his local super mailbox, located about 50 metres from his...

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Police search gunman's apartment and computer to understand why

Hamilton police are combing the computer and other belongings of a 25-year-old man who opened fire in a Queenston Road apartment Sunday, leaving four people injured before turning the weapon on himself. Police are looking for clues as...

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Budget airline NewLeaf Travel wants to make Hamilton a hub

An Ontario businessman with a career in airlines and hotels says he hopes his ultra-low-cost airline, NewLeaf Travel Co., will have its eastern stop in Hamilton.  "The idea is that we are trying to lower the airfares," said Jim Young. "We're focusing...

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Hamilton human trafficking kingpin Domotor deported to Hungary

The kingpin of what has been called Canada's largest human trafficking ring was deported to Hungary on April 10, the Canada Border Services Agency announced Tuesday. Ferenc Domotor, Sr., was deported to Hungary on April 10. The deportation of Ferenc...

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